Meet Mr. Basketball
March 20, 2012
This season's Mr. Basketball stood tall over the rest of the competition -- although not by much over a future Michigan State teammate.
Bay City Western center Matt Costello edged Lansing Sexton guard Denzel Valentine to win the 32nd Mr. Basketball award. It is given annually to the top senior player in the state by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan and the Detroit Free Press.
Here's Costello's story, from the Free Press' Mick McCabe:
Bay City Western's Matt Costello shares Mr. Basketball award with all who helped him
Today in the MHSAA: 9/11/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 11, 2025
1. BOYS TENNIS Midland Dow – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – downed No. 8 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central, No. 9 Detroit U-D Jesuit and Flushing – Midland Daily News
2. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City St. Francis shut out Division 4 No. 13 Maple City Glen Lake 5-0 – Up North Live
3. BOYS SOCCER Romeo remained undefeated in the Macomb Area Conference Red with a 3-2 win over Division 1 honorable mention Utica Eisenhower – Macomb Daily
4. GIRLS GOLF Petoskey was first and Cadillac second at the Elk Rapids Invitational – Cadillac News
5. BOYS SOCCER Warren Cousino handed St. Clair Shores Lakeview its first loss, 5-4 – Macomb Daily
6. CROSS COUNTRY Roscommon was first and Kalkaska second in both the girls and boys races at the Roscommon Bucks Midweek Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle | Athletic.net
7. VOLLEYBALL Orchard Lake St. Mary’s swept Royal Oak Shrine Catholic – Oakland Press
8. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 8 Frankenmuth opened league play with a sweep of Bay City John Glenn – Saginaw News
9. BOYS SOCCER Brownstown Woodhaven edged Trenton 2-1 – Southgate News-Herald
10. BOYS SOCCER Alpena edged Ogemaw Heights 1-0 – Alpena News